WASHINGTON/DES MOINES (IOWA): The lethal attacks in Paris have the potential to reshape the US presidential race, placing a new emphasis on issues of national security, border control, and counter-terrorism, while perhaps bolstering candidates who talk toughest about taking on Islamic State militants both at home and abroad. National security has not assumed a central place in a US presidential election for more than a decade as issues concerning the economy preoccupied American voters. But with the nation's economic health on the upswing and the threat of Islamic terrorism now seemingly next door in Europe, that may change dramatically, analysts tell Reuters. "Something as startling, as...
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